It was under Mu Lansi’s leadership that Ronisca began to gradually break away from cooperating with the headquarters and sought its own path of development. However, their technology was extremely dependent on Earth, so they couldn’t just break away as they wished.
Mooer knew this issue, and so did Mu Lansi. Therefore, during the process of gradually separating from the headquarters, he began to contact other countries on Earth. Although Earth was vast, there were only a few countries that could dominate the Otherworld. There were many organizations, but only one or two had substantial influence. Since Mu Lansi was unwilling to cooperate with the headquarters, Ronisca naturally chose to take a stand against it.
Mooer was well aware of Mu Lansi’s intentions. He wanted to betray the headquarters and seek refuge with the Western countries, which was something he found hard to accept. For the past thirty years, Ronisca had been cooperating with the headquarters. With their help, Ronisca was gradually able to overcome its food shortages and made leaps in military technology.
Although the relationship between Ronisca and the headquarters was more like a superior-subordinate relationship rather than a partnership, as Mooer thought. The civilization of Earth currently had a crushing advantage over the Magic World’s civilization. At least for the next three hundred years, Ronisca wouldn’t be able to break free from Earth’s control and challenge it.
Therefore, choosing to cooperate with the headquarters, or to put it another way, choosing to depend on the headquarters was the best choice. Although it sounded harsh, during their thirty years of cooperation, the headquarters had never shown a domineering attitude, so Mooer had a good impression of this organization.
"Elder brother!" Upon seeing Mu Lansi’s arrival, Mooer respectfully saluted him.
Mu Lansi was now the most favored person in the royal palace. He was both the king’s advisor and the future heir to the throne. That’s why Mooer couldn’t help showing respect towards his elder brother.
"I’m not a soldier, there’s no need to salute me." Mu Lansi walked in with his hands behind his back, saying expressionlessly.
"Does Elder brother have any important business on this visit?" Mooer asked respectfully.
"Are you going out?" Mu Lansi turned his head to look at the military cap in his hand and asked.
"Yes, Our transport plane has been hijacked. I’ve sent people after them, and now I’m preparing to board the ship to capture them myself." Mooer replied.
"I heard that this group was sent by the headquarters, is that true?" Mu Lansi raised an eyebrow and asked.
"It can’t be confirmed yet. I’ve sent planes to intercept them, once we capture them we’ll be able to question them." Mooer felt a jolt of surprise, but still answered calmly.
"You don’t need to intercept them, order the warplanes to shoot them down immediately!" Mu Lansi ordered.
"But if we shoot them down, the headquarters..." Mooer blurted out anxiously.
"It is unforgivable that these Shani people don’t trust us and are even sending reconnaissance teams into Helros. After shooting them down, I will go to Yazhi City with you and ask them face to face." Mu Lansi said coldly.
"In this way, we will completely fall out with them." Mooer said anxiously.
"These people, considering themselves as superior civilization, are meddling in Ronisca’s affairs. Since when is it their place to poke their noses into Ronisca’s business!" Mu Lansi said through his clenched teeth.
Mooer was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say. Mu Lansi was determined to cut ties with the headquarters, and this event could just serve as an excuse. If they really severed their cooperation with the headquarters, he couldn’t imagine the future direction of Ronisca.
"Also, what’s going on with the city? Why are there still gunshots, and I heard from the commander of the Mobility Corps that the casualties of the Mobility Corps are quite large." Mu Lansi continued.
"There seems to be another Earth Reconnaissance team in the city." Mooer replied truthfully.
"Did the Shani people send two reconnaissance teams?" Mu Lansi turned around to ask.
"Not exactly, this team seemed to be from an Earth organization called NATO, led by the Manikens." After some hesitation, Mooer still told him his guess.
"Manikens, those Westerners?" Mu Lansi asked.
"What is the current situation?" Just as Mooer expected, once the West was mentioned, Mu Lansi became immediately excited.
"They haven’t been caught yet, but the city’s defensive troops have begun narrowing their encirclement. It shouldn’t be long before..."
Before Mooer could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Mu Lansi: "Order them to capture them alive!"
"Capture them alive? We’ve already lost too many men!" Mooer gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean, brother?"
"These people could serve as bargaining chips for negotiation, just like when we cooperated with the Shani and the Ross people years ago!" Mu Lansi said. Although he did not participate in that war, he affirmed Mooer’s strategy.
"Their weapons are extremely powerful. To capture them alive won’t be an easy task. The casualties ..." Mooer started, then wisely closed his mouth as he found Mu Lansi staring intently at him.
After a while, Mu Lansi frowned and asked, "Mooer, do you still have the idea of cooperating with the Shani? We’ve always been in a subordinate position, submitting to them. Are you not fed up with this? All our weapons and equipment must be declared to them, all our political directions must be consulted with them. If they don’t consent, we can’t even sell a bullet."
"I didn’t mean that, I just don’t think those western organizations will necessarily choose to work with us." In Mu Lansi’s presence, Mooer chose not to express his true thoughts.
"The Earthlings are preparing to conquer Yazhi City now, the Shani have been demanding us to take a stand. If we approach their enemies now, I think the enemies will definitely have something to ask from us." Mu Lansi revealed a confident smile when thinking of his plan.
"Anyway," Mu Lansi paused, then continued, "Arrange everything as I requested, then we’ll be heading to Yazhi City to clarify things with the headquarters."
"Understood!" Mooer squeezed out these two words through gritted teeth, nodding stiffly and called his soldiers to arrange things as per Mu Lansi’s request.
Now he could only hope that the squad who hijacked the transport plane was safe and that the city defense mobility corps could eliminate the reconnaissance squad in the city as soon as possible. Otherwise, things might be hard to salvage once they reached Yazhi City.
Back to the Advance Team, Baiyue engaged full speed after they left Helros, the transport plane was flying west at high speed. Although she faced a few dangerous moments due to operational errors, she quickly adjusted and became more familiar with flying the transport plane.
A safety rope was hanging from the top of the cabin, the three men behind fastened themselves with the rope. Hu Daoke then opened the side door and sat on the board, basking in the freezing wind.
Luo’er leaned against the cabin wall, too engrossed to care about Hu Daoke’s dangerous act, while Cheng Ziang inspected the inside of the cabin.
There were sliding doors on both sides of the cabin, similar to a transport helicopter. The anti-gravity engine was installed in the center of the plane’s frame, whilst two huge propellers were on the sides. Many places used mechanical transmission braking, which was strenuous to operate, so Baiyue’s forehead started to sweat not long after taking off. Tangmo, who couldn’t do much, wiped her sweat for her.
At the back of the cabin, there was a curved observation window with a machine gun in the center. Cheng Ziang took a look, it was a Soviet-made PK general-purpose machine gun, supposed to offer ground Find your next favorite novel on NovelHub today! But the gun’s angle was high, so it could also attack flying vehicles lower than the transport plane.
He checked the machine gun, the bullet box was full of 7.62mm bullets, and the bullet chain had been set in the gun, ready to be loaded and fired at any time.
After examining the machine gun, Cheng Ziang sat down next to Luo’er. He looked around the cabin, then asked loudly, "Can this plane reach Yazhi City?"
"Definitely not." Luo’er shrugged and answered, that was a question Cheng Ziang already knew the answer.
"Then where should we land?" Cheng Ziang continued.
"Let’s get out of the Lining River Canyon first, and then try to land as far south in Masya as possible." Luo’er contemplated before saying.
"Yes," Luo’er nodded, "If we land in the south, we could be as close to the coast as possible, then travel by boat to Luofu Port, and then take the river upstream to Yazhi City."
"Is it safe," Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but ask, "The south has always been the target of the Masya rebels, they could charge in any day, and Luofu Port has already become an isolated city."
"The south is an important grain-producing area for Masya, they regard it as important as Galan. So it’s not easy for the rebels to take it over. The rebels also lack a navy, so sea transportation is relatively safe." Luo’er analyzed.
"Wow, but what if we encounter Leviathan while traveling by sea?" Hu Daoke thought of this question as soon as the sea was mentioned and turned to ask loudly.
"Leviathan mainly resides in the deep sea and never comes to shallower waters, so sea transportation is quite safe." Luo’er reassured.
"What if Leviathan comes? You’ll be tightly bound and thrown into the sea. Maybe Leviathan will spare us, like a river god sacrifice." Cheng Ziang joked lightly.
"Why not throw you down? You bloody poker face, if you get thrown down, the sea water will probably freeze over!" Hu Daoke cursed loudly back.
Luo’er felt helpless about their bickering, so he chose to close his mouth. Cheng Ziang let out a laugh, then turned his head and glanced at the transparent curved window at the back. The smile on his face instantly froze.